Author: bentley

The Department of Basic Education released the Draft Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill on the 13th October 2017 , calling for comments by the 10 November 2017. The Bill covered many aspects covering the administration Read more…

The Prescribed Rate of Interest Act (Act 55 of 1975) sets the maximum rate of interest that can be charged on mora interest (over-due payment) and is also used in court orders relating to damages Read more…

In October of last year the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development published a draft Debt Collectors Amendment Bill. The main amendment to the Debt Collectors Act was the proposed inclusion of attorneys into the ambit Read more…

The original version of Brett Bentley’s cover article appearing in the March 2013 De Rebus, the official SA Attorneys journal. Emoluments attachment orders (EAOs) are commonly, but mistakenly, referred to as ‘garnishee orders’. An EAO is Read more…

The new Companies Act is due to be introduced on the 1st April 2011, its introduction having been delayed because of the Act having had the dubious honour of being the first piece of legislation Read more…

Mario Oriano-Ambrosini MP , fought all the way to the Constitutional Court for his right to bring a Private Member’s Bill – the National Credit Act Amendment Bill. This in itself was an important development Read more…

The basis of any sound business relationship between any business extending credit in any form to customers or clients, is a credit application form incorporating standard terms and conditions of trade. The purpose of this Read more…